snip Blachette: << Seymour Hanks fought and died in the Civil War >> Did you try a search of the Compiled Military Service Records at the National Archives? It includes volunteer soldiers, officers and enlisted men. If you are able to locate him there, the files MAY provide leads to his pension, which would tell you where he lived and maybe where and when he died. http://www.nara.gov/publications/microfilm/military/